Cost of living comparison
Dushanbe is 66.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Dushanbe instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 66.4% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.82
|
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
$9.16
TJS97.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$0.62
TJS6.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
|
pay 60.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$4.28
TJS45.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$1.75
TJS18.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.50
|
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$1.07
TJS11.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$1.09
TJS11.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$0.38
TJS4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.34
TJS3.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.24
TJS2.60
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.29
|
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.23
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,006.71
|
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.82
|
$3.18
TJS34.01
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.49
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$413.18
TJS4,417.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.88
|
$210.49
TJS2,250.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.76
|
$50.33
TJS538.13
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,842.42
|
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,377.09
|
$13,658.24
TJS146,035.92
|
|
pay 69.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$2.29
TJS24.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.68
|
$37.11
TJS396.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.33
|
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
|
pay 57.5% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Dushanbe
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.33
|
$28.06
TJS300.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.93
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.96
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.36
|
$53.79
TJS575.14
|
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